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2 Samuel 15:10-13

10But Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971spiesמְרַגְּלִ֔יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270throughout all the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,As soon as ye hearכְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙ke.sha.me.'a.KhemH8085the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetהַשֹּׁפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782,then ye shall sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559,Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53reignethמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427in Hebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275.

11And with Absalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53wentהָלְכ֞וּha.le.KhuH1980two hundredמָאתַ֤יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menאִישׁ֙'ishH376out of Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, that werecalledקְרֻאִ֖יםke.ru.'ImH7121;and they wentוְהֹלְכִ֣יםve.ho.le.KhimH1980in their simplicityלְתֻמָּ֑םle.tu.MamH8537,and they knewיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045not any thingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

12And Absalomאַ֠בְשָׁלוֹם'Av.sha.lomH53sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971for Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֨פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302the Giloniteהַגִּֽילֹנִ֜יha.gi.lo.NiH1526,David’sדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732counsellorיוֹעֵ֣ץyo.'EtzH3289,from his cityמֵֽעִירוֹ֙me.'i.RoH5892, evenfrom Gilohמִגִּלֹ֔הmi.gi.LohH1542,while he offeredבְּזָבְח֖וֹbe.za.ve.ChoH2076sacrificesהַזְּבָחִ֑יםha.ze.va.ChimH2077.And the conspiracyהַקֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ha.Ke.sherH7195was strongאַמִּ֔ץ'a.MitzH533;for the peopleוְהָעָ֛םve.ha.'AmH5971increasedוָרָ֖בva.RavH7227continuallyהוֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980with Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

13And there cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935a messengerהַמַּגִּ֔ידha.ma.GidH5046to Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,The heartsלֶב־lev-H3820of the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478are afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

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